Nishesh Basavareddy vs George LoffhagenAustralian Open Qualifying Final

Australian Open · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Final
#135ATP
1722ELO
1681Hard ELO
$365kYTD
$1.5MCAREER
21 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWWLWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 19 January 2026
hard
#301ATP
1452ELO
1440Hard ELO
25 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Basavareddy N.
5-7 6-4 6-4
Loffhagen G.
Basavareddy N.
5662
Loffhagen G.
7441

Nishesh Basavareddy defeated George Loffhagen 5-7 6-4 6-4 in the Australian Open qualifying final on hard. The result followed the form book — Nishesh Basavareddy came in ranked #135, leading the head-to-head 1–0. Nishesh Basavareddy extended the head-to-head to 2–0.

Key context

Head to head

10
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2026-01-19Australian OpenQ3hardNishesh Basavareddy5-7 6-4 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Basavareddy N.serving83% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Loffhagen G.

Loffhagen G.serving78% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Basavareddy N.

Serve advantage — Basavareddy N.

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Serve & return on hard

Basavareddy N.Loffhagen G.
20
Serve
32
Return

Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the hard field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
56%
60%
1st serve points won·Even
72%
71%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
51%
Service points won·Even
63%
63%
Return points won·Even
40%
37%
Break points saved·Even
64%
64%
Aces / match·Even
4.3
4.1
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.3
2.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (28 vs 14). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw — qualifying

Q1
Hassan B.
Dodig M.
5-76-36-2
Burruchaga R.
Peniston R.
6-16-1
Herbert P.
Den Ouden G.
3-66-36-2
Mccabe J.
Marinkov P.
6-27-65
Budkov Kjaer N.
Watanuki Y.
6-757-56-4
Holt B.
Neumayer L.
4-66-26-3
Zeppieri G.
Added D.
6-36-3
Smith C.
Pavlovic L.
7-646-1
Grenier H.
Galan D.
7-691-0
Draxl L.
Bouzige M.
7-636-3
Loffhagen G.
Engel J.
7-647-62
Landaluce M.
Tseng C.
7-56-3
Travaglia S.
Ellis B.
6-34-66-1
Sweeny D.
Pellegrino A.
6-24-66-3
Cassone M.
Hsu Y.
3-66-36-4
Seyboth Wild T.
Guillen Meza A.
7-56-3
Maestrelli F.
Giustino L.
7-646-1
Droguet T.
Jarry N.
6-46-3
Faria J.
Mikrut L.
7-627-5
Rocha H.
Reis Da Silva J.
6-26-4
Trungelliti M.
Sekulic P.
6-21-66-1
Gea A.
Kolar Z.
6-26-3
Cina F.
Harris L.
6-46-746-3
Vallejo A.
Pacheco Mendez R.
6-16-2
Bueno G.
Basilashvili N.
6-17-65
Barrios Vera T.
Gueymard Wayenburg S.
6-27-66
Zheng M.
Hewitt C.
6-36-3
Merida Aguilar D.
Crawford O.
6-32-66-3
Klein L.
Piros Z.
6-46-4
Sakamoto R.
Evans D.
6-16-2
Mcdonald M.
Popko D.
6-746-47-5
Sachko V.
Durasovic V.
6-37-61
Blockx A.
Cecchinato M.
6-36-4
Molcan A.
Shimabukuro S.
6-44-66-3
Kubler J.
Mayot H.
6-36-4
Gaubas V.
Moreno De Alboran N.
7-56-3
Nishioka Y.
Fatic N.
6-16-2
Basavareddy N.
Galarneau A.
6-46-2
Ofner S.
Holmgren A.
6-46-4
Moller E.
Polmans M.
6-47-66
Ymer E.
Bolt A.
7-647-65
Llamas Ruiz P.
Bernet H.
3-66-37-63
Wong C.
Blanchet U.
6-37-66
Kym J.
Prado Angelo J.
6-36-0
Riedi L.
Choinski J.
6-36-4
Coppejans K.
Jasika O.
7-626-0
Rodionov J.
Ficovich J.
7-56-3
Svajda Z.
Habib H.
6-16-3
Mejia N.
Virtanen O.
6-33-66-4
Wu Y.
Krueger M.
7-56-4
Boyer T.
Barrena A.
6-26-746-2
Passaro F.
Lajal M.
7-646-4
Lajovic D.
Diaz Acosta F.
7-635-77-63
Prizmic D.
Olivieri G.
6-16-4
Heide G.
Clarke J.
6-36-3
Fery A.
Winter E.
6-26-4
Tomic B.
Dellien H.
6-36-3
Rodesch C.
Harris B.
6-36-4
Jodar R.
Tu L.
6-26-1
Glinka D.
Tabur C.
5-76-36-4
Van Assche L.
Echargui M.
6-46-4
Carballes Baena R.
Bouquier A.
6-26-2
Bailly G.
Pinnington Jones J.
6-46-4
Damm M.
Onclin G.
6-33-66-4